In a horrifying incident captured on video in Turkey, two young women entered a derelict building and repeatedly struck a crumbling wall with stones in their hands, triggering its sudden collapse that buried them under rubble.
The roughly 48-second clip, widely shared online by Turkish news accounts including @xrotanews on 2 November 2026, shows the pair inside a ruined structure filled with debris and exposed brickwork. One wears a blue vest over a light top and jeans; both appear to be young women with light-coloured hair. They take turns hitting the already weakened wall, causing chunks of masonry to break away as dust rises around them. The strikes continue for some time until a large section of the wall gives way completely, toppling forward and engulfing the women in a cloud of dust and falling debris.
The original post accompanying the video stated that the two girls who entered the ruined building hit the wall with the stones in their hands, and as a result of the wall collapsing, the girls who remained under it lost their lives. The footage ends amid the chaos of the collapse, with the camera shaking and the view obscured by dust and rubble.
The video has since circulated widely, drawing millions of views and hundreds of reactions. Comments on the original post have included dark remarks such as one user writing that natural selection “nicely cleans the mentally weak from society,” while another simply stated “Physics class is dismissed.” Other viewers expressed shock at the preventable nature of the tragedy.
Abandoned and structurally unsound buildings pose well-documented risks in many areas of Turkey, where derelict properties can remain accessible despite clear signs of instability. Experts have long warned that even minor interference with weakened walls or load-bearing elements can cause catastrophic failure, particularly in older masonry structures weakened by weather, neglect, or previous damage. The incident has renewed discussion about the need for better securing of such sites to prevent similar accidents.
Authorities have not yet released official details confirming the precise location, the identities or ages of the two women, or the results of any investigation in publicly available reports at the time of writing. The video remains the primary record of the moments leading up to the collapse.
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